Vice President of the Navajo Nation
Position in the Navajo Nation government / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The office of Vice-president of the Navajo Nation was created in 1991 following restructuring of the Navajo Nation government. The president and vice president are elected every four years. The Navajo Nation Vice-president shall serve no more than two terms.[1]
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Vice-President of the Navajo Nation | |
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Residence | Window Rock, AZ |
Term length | Four years, renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Navajo Nation Code & Treaty of 1868 |
Inaugural holder | Marshall Plummer |
Formation | January 15, 1991 |
Salary | $45,000.00 USD per year |
Website | Vice President |
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In 2010, Ben Shelly became the first vice president to be elected president of the Navajo Nation.[2]
In 2022, Richelle Montoya was the first woman to be elected into the Executive Branch of the Navajo Nation.[3]